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Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

We kindly request that you submit a nomination to the The Norwegian Nobel Committee for activist Irom Sharmila to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for her heroic nonviolent protest the past 12 years. As a past winner, you have the ability to submit a nomination for Irom. Since you were recognized for your great work on human rights, we ask that you show your support for Irom's fight against the Indian Army for their misuse of the extraordinary powers granted through the unjust Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

Signed,

Jade Kachina

This petition closed over 3 years ago

How this will help

Irom Sharmila has been on a hunger strike for 12 years. Irom, also know as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" has been a brave hero the past 12 years and deserves the highest recognition possible, the...

Irom Sharmila has been on a hunger strike for 12 years. Irom, also know as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" has been a brave hero the past 12 years and deserves the highest recognition possible, the Nobel Peace Prize. Her campaign against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act has brought worldwide attention to the Indian Army's misuse of the extraordinary powers granted through this law. Concerned human rights workers have accused troops of using the law to torture and kill suspects. Sign the petition today to encourage past Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi to submit a nomination to the Nobel Committee for Irom Sharmila.

Who May Nominate Candidates for the Peace Prize?

According to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, a nomination is considered valid if it is submitted by a person who falls within one of the following categories: [1]

Members of national assemblies and governments of states• Members of international courts

University rectors; professors of social sciences, history, philosophy, law and theology; directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes

Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Board members of organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Active and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; (proposals by members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after February